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Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Addendum VI
Provisions of Addendum V Extended While Development of ARM Framework Continues

Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission\’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved Addendum VI to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Horseshoe Crab. The Addendum extends the provisions of Addendum V through April 30, 2013, while the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework is further developed and long-term funding is secured to support the horseshoe crab monitoring program that the ARM Framework is dependent upon.

Addendum VI\’s measures include a delayed, male-only harvest in New Jersey and